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Re: cute reference request



This lack of specificity sounds like many of the genealogists who stand in
front of me and say, "I'm looking for my family tree!" and then stare at me
silently as if I'm Mandrake the magician.  How often I would like to reply,
"I didn't take it!!!"

Art Dostie

-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Webb [mailto:rwebb@LIBRARY.UTAH.EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 10:40 AM
To: Archives & Archivists
Cc: Dostie, Arthur
Subject: cute reference request


I couldn't resist sending along the following request for "information.":

TEXT BEGINS:

i am 10 years old and in the 5th grade [named of school snipped] I
live in the state of georgia.  would you help me with my
project by sending me some information please. My project is due
April
1st.  Also tell me where I can obtain more information.  Thank you
very
much for all and any help.

TEXT ENDS

The subject line read: "need help with a project."  I can't imagine
what anyone in Georgia would need from out here in the Land O'
Zion, but I'll reply and find out what kind of "information" they need.




Roy Webb, C.A.
Multimedia Archivist
Special Collections
J. Willard Marriott Library
295 South 1500 East
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah   84112
(801) 585-3073  //  fax (801) 585-3976
rwebb@library.utah.edu

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